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STALKLESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stalkless mean?
• STALKLESS (adjective)
The adjective STALKLESS has 1 sense:
1. attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk
Familiarity information: STALKLESS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk
Synonyms:
sessile; stalkless
Context example:
the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
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